Microsoft Stream was a cloud-based enterprise video service, that was included in many Microsoft Office 365 Plans. Microsoft Stream was also available as Standalone Plans (Plan 1 & Plan 2). Microsoft Stream has since retired. Here is an up-to-date timeline for the retirement: January
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Office 2019. The corresponding Microsoft Office Servers 2019 will launch in November 2018. Hence, Microsoft Office 2016 version licenses have been removed from price lists. As announced in a previous post regarding Microsoft Program and Pricing Adjustments there
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Windows Server 2019. Hence, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 version licenses have been removed from price lists. The price increase of around 10 percent for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 includes Enterprise Client Access License (CAL), Core CAL, Core CAL
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Upgrade 2019. Microsoft Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) Upgrade 2016 version licenses have been removed from pricelists. There are no price changes.
Effective October 1st 2018, Microsoft announced the removal of Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise E5 per Device and per Device Add-On Licenses from the price lists. Impacted Programs: Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Subscription Agreement (EAS), Worldwide Government Partner, Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA). Did
Effective October 1st 2018, Microsoft announced the removal of Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Virtual Desktop Access E5 per Device and per Device Add-On Licenses from the price lists. Impacted Programs: Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Subscription Agreement (EAS), Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA).
Microsoft Windows 7 extended support is ending January 14, 2020. Microsoft announced that they will offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) through January 2023. The Windows 7 ESU will be sold on a per-device basis and the price will increase each year.
Microsoft announced that Microsoft Visio Visual for Microsoft Power BI is generally available. This allows a user to use Visio Online and Power BI together to illustrate and compare data as both diagrams and visualizations in one place. From a licensing perspective, Office 365
Purchasing a Microsoft Azure Reservation saves you money on the infrastructure charges (compute) for virtual machines or Azure SQL Databases. After purchase you have the following options for adjusting your Microsoft Azure Reservation: Changing the Subscription it applies to Splitting a single reservation into
Until September 30, 2025, there is a promotion, offering 15% off Microsoft 365 E3/E5 to eligible, new-to-Microsoft 365 E3/E5 customers in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) licensing program. This is interesting for organizations transitioning from e.g., Office 365 E3 or a Microsoft competitor. On June 24, 2025, this promotion was
Until September 30, 2025, Microsoft is providing a discount of 15 % for 10 to 2400 seat purchases of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. On April 21, 2025, the license cap with increased from 300 to 2400 licenses. On June 24, 2025, this promo has
Effective June 2025, Microsoft has introduced Azure Communication Services (ACS), a powerful solution for sending large volumes of communications, like emails. This is especially relevant for organizations facing limitations with traditional email platforms like Exchange Online. This article explains ACS and its licensing, compares it to Exchange Online, and answers